Could Pre-operative Rectal Misoprostol Reduce Intra-operative Blood Loss During Ceserean Section?

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

• Misoprostol reduces the uterine bleeding after cesarean delivery without harmful effects on either mother or baby.

• The aim of the this study is to address if there is any benefits 'regarding the intra-operative blood loss' from preoperative rectal administration of 400 mic of Misoprostol in addition to the routinely administrated 10 units of oxytocin

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Misoprostol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 38-41 weeks of amenorrhea

• scheduled for elective lower segment cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria:

• confirmed intrauterine fetal death

• more than previous 2 ceserean sections

• multiple pregnancy

• antepartum haemorrhage

• self-reported maternal heart disease

• current diagnosis of severe malaria or acute bacterial infection